Great crested newt (Triturus cristatus)

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Also known as:	Northern crested newt

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Amphibia
Order	Urodela
Family	Salamandridae
Genus	Triturus (1)
Size	Total length: up to 16 cm (2)

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Status

Classified on the IUCN Red List as Lower Risk, conservation dependent (LR/cd). Listed in Appendix II of the Bern Convention (2), Annexes II and IV of the EC Habitats Directive (3), the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (2) and Schedule 2 of the Conservation Regulations 1994 (4).